Improved handle for cutlery



'UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

TAYLOR D. LAKIN, OF HANCOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

IMPROVED HANDLE FOR CUTLERY.

Specification forming part of -Letters Patent No. 57,521, dated August2B, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, TAYLOR D. LAKIN, of Hancock, Hillsborough county,and State of New Hampshire,nave invented a new and use ful Improvementin Handles for Cutlery; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure lis a side view of a table-knife pro vided with a handle, partlyin section, constructed and applied according to my invention; Fig. 2,alongitudinal section of the same, taken in the line a Fig. l; Fig. 3, atransverse section ofthe saine, taken in the line y y, Fig. l, Fig. 4, atransverse section of the saine, taken in the line z z, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like part-s.

The object of this invention is to obtain a neat and ornamental handlefor cutlery, more especially for tableLcutlery, and one which may besecurely fastened on the tang of the blade, and constructed at a verymoderate cost.

The central portion, A, of the handle is of cast metal. Malleablecast-iron will probably be used for the cheaper sort of handles andwhite-metal for the superior kinds. This central portion, A, is cast ona core in order that it may be provided with a longitudinaltaperopening, et, to receive the tang B of the blade O of the knife. Bythis means the drilling ot' part A to form a hole to receive the tang Bis avoided, and considerable trouble and expense thereby saved. Thiscentral portion, A, is cast with a central hub or projection, b, at eachside, and also with a projection, c, at each side, at the junction ofthe tang B and blade C, said projections formingwhat is technicallytermed the bolsterJ74 Aprojectiomd, is also cast at each side of A, atits outer end, and to each side of Athere is secured, by rivets e, sidepieces, D D, of wood or other suitable material, the ends of said sidepieces litting snugly within or between the projections c d, the outersurfaces ot' the former being flush with the outer surfaces of thelatter. The hubs or projections b also pass through holes made in theside pieces, D D, the outer surfaces of the former being iiush with theouter surfaces of the latter, and a rivet, f, passes centrally through bb and the tang B, and one of the rivets e also passes through the talig.The tang B extends Within the cast-metal portion A of the handle, to thelower sides ot' the hubs or projections b b, as shown in Fig 2.

By this means a very neat and economical handle for cutlery is obtained,and one which is firmly attached to the tang. No cement of any kind isused, and the tang cannot become loose in the handle by the knife beingimmersed and washed in the water, nor can the tangbecome casuallydetached from the handle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as. new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The central castmetal plate, A, cast on a core toform a longitudinal taper-opening, a, to receive the tang B of theblade, and also cast with projections b c d at each side, in combinationwith the side pieces, D D, secured to A by rivets, and the tang alsosecured in the opening a by rivets, substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

The above specilcation of my invention signed by me this 11th day ofJune, 1866.

TAYLOR D. LAKIN.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MCNAMARA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

